Word: nearsightedness
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That human divergence causes no inconvenience when a person looks at distant objects. When he looks at close objects for long periods he forces his eyes to twist towards each other and so strains their muscles. Then he has myopia; then he is nearsighted. To prevent the affliction, Dr. Wiseman...
Last week in Manhattan, at the home of Mrs. Vincent Astor, met the Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Society.* Chairman Clarence H. Mackay made announcements. He said that Arturo Toscanini had agreed to conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra in a series of concerts next year. He added that Willem Mengelberg...
The dismay of the worthy rector is too close a copy of the early nineteenth century reaction in English universities. The stupid oppression of nearsighted authority drove Shelley from Oxford, when he published a pamphlet on atheism. It could not see that these were the growing pains of vigorous young...
The Memorial Hall is the place where the students eat. I enjoyed seeing this exquisite structure very much, but being, as you know, nearsighted, failed to grasp its full beauties. A pleasant young man showed me over the Hall. The Bills of Fare on notable occasions are engraved on slabs...